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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2000
Registration No. 333-40497
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NORTH CAROLINA 56-1714315
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
4709 CREEKSTONE DRIVE
RIVERBIRCH BUILDING, SUITE 200
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27703-8411
(919) 998-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
DENNIS B. GILLINGS, PH.D.
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.
4709 CREEKSTONE DRIVE
RIVERBIRCH BUILDING, SUITE 200
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27703-8411
(919) 998-2000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
GERALD F. ROACH, ESQ.
AMY J. MEYERS, ESQ.
SMITH, ANDERSON, BLOUNT,
DORSETT, MITCHELL & JERNIGAN, L.L.P.
2500 First Union Capitol Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
(919) 821-1220
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Quintiles Transnational Corp. (the "Company") registered an aggregate principal
amount of $36,730,000 of 4.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due May 31, 2000
(the "Notes") and 443,867 shares of its common stock (the "Shares") issuable
upon conversion of the Notes pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-40497) filed on November 18, 1997 and declared effective on
November 26, 1997 (the "Registration Statement"). The Notes and the Shares were
registered to permit resales of such Notes or, if the Notes were converted prior
to resale, Shares by certain Selling Holders named in the Registration
Statement. By filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement, the Company hereby removes from registration all of the Notes and
Shares which remain unsold as of the date hereof. The Registration Statement is
hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such
securities.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-40497 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Durham, State of North Carolina, on August 21, 2000.
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP.
By: /s/ Dennis B. Gillings
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Dennis B. Gillings, Ph.D.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-40497 has been
signed by the following persons as of August 21, 2000 in the capacities
indicated.
Signature Title
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/s/ Dennis B. Gillings Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Dennis B. Gillings, Ph.D.
* Vice Chairman and Director
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Santo J. Costa
/s/ James L. Bierman Chief Financial Officer
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James L. Bierman officer)
* Director
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Robert C. Bishop, Ph.D.
Director
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E.G.F. Brown
* Director
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Vaughn D. Bryson
* Director
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Chester W. Douglass, Ph.D.
Director
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Jim D. Kever
* Director
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Arthur M. Pappas
Director
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Eric J. Topol, M.D.
Director
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Virginia V. Weldon, M.D.
* By: /s/ Dennis B. Gillings
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Dennis B. Gillings, Ph.D.